| 129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 214 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 195 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 224 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 132 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 150 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 28 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 88 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 88 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 159 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 243 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4313 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2182 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2936 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1210 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2707X | Morohashi |
| 3501 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 608 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1202 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1286 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 324 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 113 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
224 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 半 【ハン】 half, semi-, partial, half-past, odd number, han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
- 半額 【ハンガク】 half the amount (of money), half price, half fare
- 四畳半 【ヨジョウハン】 four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations
- 過半 【カハン】 the greater part
Kun reading compounds
- 半ば 【なかば】 middle, halfway, midway, half (of), one half, half (e.g. done, jokingly), partly, in part, partially, mostly, almost, nearly
- 半ば過ぎ 【なかばすぎ】 beyond the middle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- mitad
- medio
- incompleto
- semi-
- semi
- a medias
- en parte
Portuguese
- metade
- médio
- número ímpar
- semi-
- parte-
French
- moitié
- demi
- milieu
- nombre impair
| 1055 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 9050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 534a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1415 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 熟練 【ジュクレン】 skill, expertise, experience, proficiency, mastery, dexterity
- 熟知 【ジュクチ】 being familiar with, having a thorough knowledge of, being well-informed about
- 半熟 【ハンジュク】 half-cooked, half-done, soft-boiled, half-ripe, unripe
- 完熟 【カンジュク】 full ripeness, full maturity
Kun reading compounds
- 熟れる 【うれる】 to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.), to become ripe
Readings
- Korean:
- sug
Spanish
- madurar
- adquirir habilidad
- pensar bien
Portuguese
- maturar
- amadurecer
- amadurecimento
- adquirir habilidade
French
- mûrir
- maturité
- acquérir des capacités
| 905 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 894 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1517 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2795 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1508 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1519 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 687 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 700 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 864 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1282 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3558 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2498 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 316 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19332 | Morohashi |
| 2868 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3472 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 310 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 332 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 984 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 440 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d10.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-11-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 0533.1 | Four corner code |
| 0433.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 719f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1342 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 卵 【ラン】 ovum, ovule, egg cell
- 卵子 【ランシ】 ovum, ovule, egg cell
- 受精卵 【ジュセイラン】 fertilized egg, fertilised egg
- 介卵 【カイラン】 brooding
Kun reading compounds
- 卵 【たまご】 eggs, egg, spawn, roe, (hen's) egg, (an expert) in the making, beginning, origin, infancy
- 卵形 【らんけい】 oval shape, egg shape
- 乾燥卵 【かんそうらん】 powdered eggs, dehydrated eggs, dried eggs
- 冷凍卵 【れいとうらん】 frozen egg
Readings
- Korean:
- ran
Spanish
- huevo
- óvulo
- embrión
Portuguese
- ovo
- óvulo
- desovar
- ova de peixe
French
- oeuf
- frai
| 1000 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 990 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1359 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 199 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1527 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 386 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1058 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1135 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 254 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1054 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 567 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 751 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1433 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2857 | Morohashi |
| 849 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 632 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1422 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1526 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 857 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2644 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2e5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 7772.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5375 | Unicode hex code |